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The Target Attribute

The target attribute specifies where to display the response that is received after submitting the form.

The target attribute can have one of the following values:

Value	Description
_blank	The response is displayed in a new window or tab
_self	The response is displayed in the current window
_parent	The response is displayed in the parent frame
_top	The response is displayed in the full body of the window
framename	The response is displayed in a named iframe

The default value is _self which means that the response will open in the current window.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<h2>The form target attribute</h2>

<p>When submitting this form, the result will be opened in a new browser tab:</p>

<form method="get" action="/php/action_page.php" target="_blank">
  <label for="fname">First name:</label><br>
  <input type="text" id="fname" name="fname" value="Bintu"><br><br>
  <label for="lname">Last name:</label><br>
  <input type="text" id="lname" name="lname" value="Chaudhary"><br><br>
  <input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form> 

</body>
</html>

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The target attribute specifies where to display the response that is received after submitting the form.

The target attribute can have one of the following values:

Value	Description
_blank	The response is displayed in a new window or tab
_self	The response is displayed in the current window
_parent	The response is displayed in the parent frame
_top	The response is displayed in the full body of the window
framename	The response is displayed in a named iframe

The default value is _self which means that the response will open in the current window.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<h2>The form target attribute</h2>

<p>When submitting this form, the result will be opened in a new browser tab:</p>

<form method="get" action="/php/action_page.php" target="_blank">
  <label for="fname">First name:</label><br>
  <input type="text" id="fname" name="fname" value="Bintu"><br><br>
  <label for="lname">Last name:</label><br>
  <input type="text" id="lname" name="lname" value="Chaudhary"><br><br>
  <input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>

</body>
</html>